For the last decade sisters Zainab and Faatimah Paruk – both qualified chefs – have been making their indelible mark on Durban’s collective palate through their catering company, Chilli Chocolate Chefs. Now they are passing on that knowledge to their followers through a luxurious 240-page book entitled Bringing It Home.
“Our inspiration for this cookbook stemmed largely from listening to our customers. They want simple, uncomplicated yet delicious food. After 10 years in the food business, we really wanted to create something that went right back to basics and spoke to our customers’ needs. We wanted to showcase the flavours we grew up with together with different preparation techniques. Bringing It Home encapsulates the simple joys of creating food that tastes as good as it looks – if not better – with even the most basic skills and in a short amount of time,” say the sisters.
Each of the easy-to-follow recipes have been created using ingredients which are readily available so there won’t be any hard-to-find obscure ingredient searches. And, in keeping with the visual element of eating, each of the more than 85 recipes is accompanied by a photograph taking the guesswork out of plating.
Whether it is a ladies’ brunch, an intimate picnic, a big fat Indian dinner or anything in between, the recipes in Bringing It Home are ones that you’re sure to return to again and again.
FOR MORE INFO: Bringing It Home costs R500 and can be bought online via ccchefs.co.za or at the Chilli Chocolate Chefs store, 5 Tinsley House, 225 Musgrave Road, Berea.
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